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Handspike3274/32

Handspike composed of a single piece of carved wood, shaped to have two pointed ends. A handle is created from twisted coconut fibre, tied to the spike near each pointed end, creating a loop to go around the hand.

Culture
Yapese
Material
wood and coconut fibre
Made in
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Adze3274/17

Adze with a wedge-shaped blade of cut auger shell. The blade is lashed to the wooden hafting platform by twisted coconut fibre(?). The shaft is a branch with an acute-angled hafting platform.

Culture
Yapese
Material
wood, auger shell and coconut fibre ?
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coconut Grater3274/13 a-b

Breadfruit wood seat (part a) with serrated metal grater (part b). The seat is animal-shaped, with four legs, a tail, and a head where the grater attaches. The back is u-shaped. The grater is a flat piece of metal that has a slightly raised head, with a hole at centre, and teeth around the outside.

Culture
Yapese
Material
breadfruit wood and metal
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Digging Stick3274/12

Wood digging stick with a curved and pointed end, and a long, flat blade end.

Culture
Yapese
Material
ragish wood
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tackle Box3274/9 a-b

Tackle box of wood with a separate base (part a) and lid (part b). Together, the box is somewhat rectangular with a bulbous centre. A length of twisted cord is attached to the lid through a hole in the wood. The base has a raised edge, which fits snugly into the lid.

Culture
Yapese
Material
breadfruit wood and fibre
Made in
Woleai, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Model Canoe Bailer3274/74

Model canoe bailer carved from a single piece of wood. A small wood scoop, tear drop-shaped, with parallel handle extending upwards through centre of scoop.

Culture
Yapese
Material
wood
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Courting Stick3274/80 a-b

Courting stick in two pieces carved from thin, long piece of wood. The shorter piece (part a) tapers in to a point at one end. The longer piece (part b) has a flat, rectangular section, and two barbed sections.

Culture
Micronesian
Material
wood
Made in
Truk Islands, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mnemonic Board3274/79

Slightly curved board cut in the shape of a canoe or outrigger platform. It is scored with twelve lines, and inlaid with various bead combinations. The convex side in plain.

Culture
Yapese
Material
wood and glass ?
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance Stick3274/37 a-b

Pair of orange wood dance sticks with long shafts that bulge at centre, and flare out at each end. Part a has rectangular shaped tips, and part b has pointed tips.

Culture
Yapese
Material
wood
Made in
Lamotrek, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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